The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has interdicted four officers over their alleged involvement in an attempted diversion of transit cargo into the local market, as part of efforts to strengthen customs enforcement and safeguard government revenue.
The interdictions follow investigations into the interception of 18 trucks in February 2026. The trucks had been declared as transit cargo from Togo through the Akanu border to Niger but were suspected to have been diverted for sale within Ghana, potentially denying the state significant import duties and taxes.
Addressing the media on the outcome of the investigations on Tuesday, July 7, the Commissioner-General, Anthony Sarpong, said the four officers have been interdicted and are currently undergoing the Authority’s internal disciplinary process.
“We have interdicted four officers who worked on the consignment, and we are going through our internal disciplinary processes to ensure that all officers found culpable are dealt with in accordance with our internal policies and the law,” he said.
He indicated that under the directive of the Ministry of Finance, they allocated the consignment to the National School Feeding Programme.
Mr. Anthony-Sarpong assured the trading public and Ghanaians that the GRA, through the Customs Division, is always alert and has increased
compliance, especially at the country’s borders, for effective revenue mobilisation and prevention of illicit trade.
